Richard Pitino on Front page of ESPN Recruiting

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AO54 said:
I count 7 out of the top 50 2014s from Baltimore and the NE. 13 from MN, WIS, IL, and IND including 3 of the top 4. the NE is weak.
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It changes from year to year, but the NE is solid. That being said, I doubt it's the area with the best recruits year in and year out. It ain't Florida or Texas in comparison to football.
 

scher215 said:
Our best players are from Memphis, true. However, the best players typically come out of the NE, specifically Baltimore if my memory serves me correctly from at least what the national media believes (maybe it's just that east coast bias). Yes there are great players everywhere, but going by state I'd have to believe a large number come from the NE. I'd assume someone has done some actual research on this too.
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At first glance I thought you were referencing Nebraska, ala Elliot Eliason lol.
 

From the moment we hired Pitino, I had a great feeling about it. He's proving that he was a rock-solid choice by recruiting like a banshee thus far. We'll probably pick up a couple solid guys this year, but I bet you he builds a powerhouse over the next couple.
 

I, like others here, share in the enthusiasm. This coaching staff MAY do a better job recruiting. It MAY progress players more so the teams are great every year. He MAY order taco bell november 15th at 1 am.

The point is, i'm reserving my praise until I see some results. For now, I am smiling and clapping with everyone else.
 

Players who grew up in the northeast may not be as shocked by Minnesota's cold weather as those from further south.. That is something?
 


march madness said:
Players who grew up in the northeast may not be as shocked by Minnesota's cold weather as those from further south.. That is something?
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This isn't football. The sport isn't played outdoors and the best teams are not all located in the SEC. Might also be easier to grow up a gym rat, when there's no reason to go outside much.
 

AO54 said:
This isn't football. The sport isn't played outdoors and the best teams are not all located in the SEC. Might also be easier to grow up a gym rat, when there's no reason to go outside much.
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No, but they do have to live in Minnesota from late August through early May. They will have to go outside at some point.
 

howieramone said:
Coach P. certainly knows how to work a fanboard. I think we should wait to see how many make it on campus before we hang his jersey on the wall.

Have you had the opportunity to place me on your ignore list yet?
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Howieamore burned by Tubby spring signings of Mav, Chip and Oto in the past and will never consider the impact of competent recruiting!!
 

joshvanklomp said:
No, but they do have to live in Minnesota from late August through early May. They will have to go outside at some point.
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Most of the players will be in Minnesota during the summer. Come out to Pulley league sometime over at the Sal. The difference between Minnesota winter and New York/Boston/Columbus, Ohio winter is not much of a factor for a basketball player. They're all too cold.
 



The-Real-Truth said:
It won't be long for the media start kissing Calamari's a$$ again instead of Pitinos'. They always like the winners because people get more excited about them. As "Gold Vision" listed here, Tubby did go all over the world.

Go Gophers
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Pitino will always be held in higher regard. He does it a better way. Calipari is a good coach, but he accomplishes his goal in a sleazier manner. I'm not ripping on him, but the media has been kissing Pitino's a$$ for years because he wins, the right way, and he's been doing it for years. Obviously a National Championship is going to give him more exposure, but he's been a high exposure coach for decades.
 

AO54 said:
Most of the players will be in Minnesota during the summer. Come out to Pulley league sometime over at the Sal. The difference between Minnesota winter and New York/Boston/Columbus, Ohio winter is not much of a factor for a basketball player. They're all too cold.
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There is a big difference for those people. NYC doesn't get as cold as we get. An average January day in NYC is 30-35 degrees. While that's not balmy, it's a big enough difference to be really noticeable. I noticed it when I moved from Mpls to NYC for school.

You're right though, they are all too cold. But the cold in NYC is already thought of as too cold, to go somewhere colder seems frightening. Imagine you moving to a place that was about 20 degrees cooler in January than you're used to. You'd consider it significant.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
Pitino will always be held in higher regard. He does it a better way. Calipari is a good coach, but he accomplishes his goal in a sleazier manner. I'm not ripping on him, but the media has been kissing Pitino's a$$ for years because he wins, the right way, and he's been doing it for years. Obviously a National Championship is going to give him more exposure, but he's been a high exposure coach for decades.
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Don't care for Cal at all. I have been a Pitino fan since early 90s. I am not sure if he ever was regarded highly by the media the way that you are saying. He failed badly in Boston becasue he thought that player who won him NC in 1996 could do it in NBA also. Rick has been a coach in Big East that is loaded with coaches who do it in a right way.

Go Gophers
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
There is a big difference for those people. NYC doesn't get as cold as we get. An average January day in NYC is 30-35 degrees. While that's not balmy, it's a big enough difference to be really noticeable. I noticed it when I moved from Mpls to NYC for school.

You're right though, they are all too cold. But the cold in NYC is already thought of as too cold, to go somewhere colder seems frightening. Imagine you moving to a place that was about 20 degrees cooler in January than you're used to. You'd consider it significant.
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But it is a dry cold.
 



The weather argument is silly. Players dont focus on the cold. Weather can be a selling point but it isnt a detractor. If weather was the primary focus of players then schools like USC, Texas, more florida schools, and the SEC in general would be much more powerful than they are. I currently live in Texas, before that I lived in Germany, and before that I lived in Hawaii. If I could choose a place to move to right now it would be Omaha. While weather is nice people want to like the people they work around and enjoy the beauty of the area and even in the winter Minnesota is a beautiful place. My brother in law was originally from Florida and hated the winters in Minnesota but continued to work there until he retired. He loved everything except the cold and spent most of his time in the brutal part of the winter indoors(which you can do).
BTW I have lived in a place 20 degrees colder than Minnesota(Fort Wainwright Alaska) and it was some of the most fun I have ever had.

I do have to say though that I moved to Germany from Hawaii in the middle of winter and I was living up in the mountains and that first winter was pretty bad.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
There is a big difference for those people. NYC doesn't get as cold as we get. An average January day in NYC is 30-35 degrees. While that's not balmy, it's a big enough difference to be really noticeable. I noticed it when I moved from Mpls to NYC for school.

You're right though, they are all too cold. But the cold in NYC is already thought of as too cold, to go somewhere colder seems frightening. Imagine you moving to a place that was about 20 degrees cooler in January than you're used to. You'd consider it significant.
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+1. No comparison between NYC winters and Minnesota winters. I wore a stocking cap and gloves once this past year in NYC (have lived here for over 20 years); I grew up in Minnesota. Agree with other posters, however, that weather is overrated in terms of decisions of recruits
 





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